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Murnane, Gerald
(Encyclopedia) Murnane, Gerald, 1939–, Australian writer, B.A. Univ. of Melbourne, 1969. His first two novels, Tamarisk Row (1974) and A Lifetime on Clouds (1976), are semiautobiographical…Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
(Encyclopedia) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), specialized agency of the United Nations. Formed in 1988, with headquarters in Washington, D.C., it is a member of the World Bank Group…Montherlant, Henri de
(Encyclopedia) Montherlant, Henri deMontherlant, Henri deäNrēˈ də môNtĕrläNˈ [key], 1896–1972, French writer. His novels are decadent and egotistical and glorify force and masculinity. Montherlant…Messmer, Pierre
(Encyclopedia) Messmer, Pierre (Pierre Joseph Auguste Messmer)Messmer, Pierrepyĕr mĕsmāˈ [key], 1916–, French political leader. In World War II he fought with the Free French forces before joining…Micah, book of the Bible
(Encyclopedia) MicahMicahmīˈkə [key], 6th of the books of the Minor Prophets of the Bible, containing the oracles of the prophet Micah, a contemporary of Isaiah whose career spanned the period c.750–…Mesa Verde National Park
(Encyclopedia) Mesa Verde National ParkMesa Verde National Parkmāˌsə vûrdˈ, vûrˈdē [key], 52,122 acres (21,109 hectares), SW Colorado; est. 1906. Set amid forested canyons and flat mesas, the park…Mauroy, Pierre
(Encyclopedia) Mauroy, PierreMauroy, Pierrepyĕr môrwäˈ [key], 1928–2013, French politician. Educated at the École National d'Apprentissage de Cachan, he was a teacher and an active member of the new…Mazar-i-Sharif
(Encyclopedia) Mazar-i-SharifMazar-i-Sharifmäzärˈ-ē-shärēfˈ [key], city (1988 est. pop. 131,000), capital of Balkh prov., N Afghanistan, near the Uzbekistan border. It is held sacred as the alleged…Milstein, César
(Encyclopedia) Milstein, César, 1927–2002, Anglo-Argentine immunologist, Ph.D. Cambridge, 1960. He worked (1961–63) at the National Institute of Microbiology, Buenos Aires, but following a military…Nicholas, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Nicholas, Saint, patron of children and sailors, of Greece, Sicily, and Russia, and of many other places and persons. Little is known of him, but he is traditionally identified as a…Trending
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